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Cartouche

//kɑːˈtuːʃ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An ornamental figure, often on an oval shield.

    "escutcheon"

  2. 2
    a cartridge (usually with paper casing) wordnet
  3. 3
    An oval figure containing the characters of an important personal name, such as that of royal or divine people.

    "Besides the uncial writing on the convex side of the sherd at the top, painted in dull red, on what had once been the lip of the amphora, was the cartouche already mentioned as being on the scarabaeus, which we had also found in the casket."

  4. 4
    A decorative emblem on a globe or map.
  5. 5
    A paper cartridge.
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  1. 6
    A wooden case filled with balls, to be shot from a cannon.
  2. 7
    A gunner's bag for ammunition.
  3. 8
    A military pass for a soldier on furlough.

Etymology

Borrowed from French cartouche, from Italian cartuccia, from carta, from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs). Doublet of cartridge.

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